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The legal battles changing the course of climate change
1 year ago

The legal battles changing the course of climate change

BBC  

The legal battles changing the course of climate change Getty Images The number of climate lawsuits globally has surged in recent years Governments, fossil fuel firms and airlines are increasingly being met with climate lawsuits. Climate inaction and human rights In a landmark case, the European Court of Human Rights ruled that Switzerland was violating the human rights of its …

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MPs back investigation into court-based climate activism
1 year, 10 months ago

MPs back investigation into court-based climate activism

Dutch News  

Cabinet parties VVD and CDA have again joined forces with the far right to back a motion calling for an ‘investigation’ into the way interest groups and private citizens are forcing the government to take action through the courts. SGP parliamentarian Chris Stoffer said during the debate that organisations like Urgenda and MOB are not acting in the general interest …

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MPs back investigation into court-based climate activism
1 year, 10 months ago

MPs back investigation into court-based climate activism

Dutch News  

Cabinet parties VVD and CDA have again joined forces with the far right to back a motion calling for an ‘investigation’ into the way interest groups and private citizens are forcing the government to take action through the courts. SGP parliamentarian Chris Stoffer said during the debate that organisations like Urgenda and MOB are not acting in the general interest …

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The Netherlands reaches climate target, but luck played a major role
2 years, 10 months ago

The Netherlands reaches climate target, but luck played a major role

Dutch News  

The Netherlands has reached climate targets imposed by the courts in the Urgenda ruling, but the decline is more down to luck than policy, campaign groups say. In 2019, the Supreme Court ordered the Netherlands to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 25.5% in 2020 when compared with 1990 and this target has been reached, according to calculations by national statistics …

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The Netherlands reaches climate target, but luck played a major role
2 years, 10 months ago

The Netherlands reaches climate target, but luck played a major role

Dutch News  

The Netherlands has reached climate targets imposed by the courts in the Urgenda ruling, but the decline is more down to luck than policy, campaign groups say. In 2019, the Supreme Court ordered the Netherlands to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 25.5% in 2020 when compared with 1990 and this target has been reached, according to calculations by national statistics …

Netherlands Emissions